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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00059202
Date of registration: 21/04/2003
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Public title: Trial of High-dose Urso in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Scientific title: Multicentered Randomized Trial of High-dose Urso in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Date of first enrolment: April 2003
Target sample size: 150
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00059202
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

- Chronic cholestatic disease of at least six months' duration.

- Serum alkaline phosphatase at least 1 ½ times the upper limits of normal.

- Retrograde, operative, percutaneous, or magnetic resonance cholangiography
demonstrating intrahepatic and/or extrahepatic biliary duct obstruction, beading, or
narrowing consistent with PSC within one year of the study entry.

- Liver biopsy in the previous one year which is available for review and compatible
with the diagnosis of PSC. Compatible biopsy features include fibrous cholangitis,
ductopenia with periportal inflammation and biliary fibrosis.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
To complete the evaluation of the effects of urso at a dose of 28-30 mg/kg/day on time to the development of cirrhosis, varices, cholangiocarcinoma, meeting minimal listing criteria for liver transplantation, or death in patients with PSC. [Time Frame: 5 years]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Compare high dose urso vs placebo on liver biochemistries, histology stage, cholangiography, Mayo Risk Score, quality of life, toxicity, tolerability, development of cholangitis. Establish a serum, tissue & data bank for future studies. [Time Frame: 5 years]
Secondary ID(s)
R01DK056924
URSO (completed)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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